Combined truck body and rack



,E. R. COBB.

' COMBINED TRUCK BODY AND RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9,1919.

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a i l E. R. COBB.

COMBINED TRUCK BODY AND RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9| 1919.

1,360,889. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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E. R. COBB.

COMBINED TRUCK BODY AND RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9,1919.

1 ,360,889, 'PatentedNov. 30,1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- E. R. COBB.

COMBINED TRUCK BODY AND RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9| 1919.

m a mu mrvw fi mmma m w 5 m WM d4 m J5 m f vention consists of thev novel devices and UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD B. COBB, F MINNEAPbLIS, MINNESOTA.

To all whom it may concern.

- Be it known that I, EDWARD R. Gone, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Truck Bodies and Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in combined truck bodies and racks. The primary object of the invention is to provide simple, inexpensive and efiicient means for attaching a rack to the body or box of a farm wagon or truck, whereby the rack may be readily adjusted in respect to the wagon box to carry grain, stock, hay and the like.

To the above end, generally stated, the in combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention,like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawin &

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one adjustment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 22. of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a other adjustment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentarytransverse vertical section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a view correspondin I with the exception that the rack is adjusted rear righthand corner of as shown in Fig. 3; I p 7 Fig. 6 is a front side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 4 with the exception that the rack is turned into a vertical position,

Fig.7 is a 77ofFig.l; V

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary lan view of the he box and rack as adjusted in Fi 3;.. I Fig.9 is a detail view in the 1ine9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10- is a detail view inlongitudinal section taken on the line 10 -10 of Fig-8;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of one of the pairs of rack'corner rods separated and'removed from the bars;

Fig. 12 is a view corresponding to Fig. 5

section taken on perspective viewv showing an-.

to Fig. 4

detail view taken on the line:

- COMBTNED TRUCK BODY AND BACK.

Specification 01' Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 30, 192() Application filed August 9, 1919. Serial No. 316,479. 2 V

with theexception that there is added thereto an adjustable rack extension;

Fig. 13 is aview in transverse vertical section taken on the line 1313 of Fig. l on an enlarged scale and also showing the rack ex tension folded to form a cover;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary perspective view of the wagon box having in one side a doorequipped coal and grain chute;

ig. 15 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 15-15 of Fig. 14; and Fig. 16 is a view corresponding to Fig 15 with the exception that the door is closed and the chute raised. V

The numeral 17 indicates a standard farm wagon box having anend gate 18. A transverse partition 19 is removably mounted between pairs of guides 20 secured to the sides of the box 17, and which partition separates from said box at the front end thereof a relatively small storage compartment 21 having acover 22. This cover 22 is hinged at 23 to the front end of the box 17 and has secured thereto a spring-supporting seat 24. A foot rest 25 is secured to the front end of the box 17 and projects outward and upward from the cover 22.

The bottom of the box 17 is provided with a removable section 26, under which normally lies a ladder 27 for the hayrack, as will presently appear. This ladder 27 is hinged at 28'to the bottom of the box 17 and when not in use rests on certain of the transverse sills 29 of the box- 17. When the ladder 27 is raised, as shown in Fig. 3,'the same extends through notches 30in the front end of the bottom section 26 and is securely held by the bottom of the box 17 "In Fig. 2, the box and rack are shown on the running gear 31 of an ordinary fa'rm wagon or truck.

I The rack attachment comprisestwo side sections and a rear end'sectiomthe former of said sections each includes three longitudiin p'ockets 35. The pockets for the side posts 34 are permanently secured by suitable means, such as bolts,--to the outer'faces of the sides of the box 17 and the end ockets 35 are likewise secured to the outer ace of the end ate .18. Each post 34 is upwardly tapered at its edge and its pocket 35 cor respondingly tapered to permit a limited endwise movement of said; post thereim-but prevents said post from being entirely lifted or removed from itspocket. Each post" 34 is made in atop sectionaandia;base-sections:

connected by a pivot joint 36 arranged to permit said top section, which is relatively long, to be folded outward.

l lheposts'34 areprovided on-thelr outer faces with centrally located longitudinal ribs'37, the outer edges of which are upwardlytapered. Thepockets also have their outer faces outwardly folded to form channels 38 ,in which the ribs 37 'slidably work; "Theside bars 32-;and the end bars '33, arejadjustably. securedto the upper section's of the posts34 by keeper'brackets 39.

Thesetkeeper'brackets '39 are bolted at their ends-to theouter *faces .offthe bars 32 and 33 and have 'onf their inn'erfiaces contours which closely v engage the upper sections ot I the posts 34andhold the inner tacestliereo'l against the .adjacentfa-ces of said posts.

rThe' width o'vf-the-keeper brackets 39 is such as to limit the sliding movement of the bars 32pand 33 on the posts 34 andthei eby'act as stops to evenly space saidbars e'dgewise fr oi'nf each other,.as best shown in Fig. 6."

' "1T osupport the upper sections ot the posts 34 in "horizontal outrturnedpositions, as shownrinFig. '5, orin dilierent oblique p0si tionsabove saidhorizontal positions, there is pivotedtofithelower end ofeach pocket channel '38'fan upwardly extended arm that 1S.Channel-1511341362111 cross sect1on. The

a into upright positions, the arms 40 are'lalsoi turned upright and cover the ribs 311 s best shown in I'Fig. :4. i To ,yieldingly hold the arms 40 'in upright positioi1s,'}tl 1 ei'e is formed on theksldesoftheir lower endsec- V cen ric Surfaces 40' a1:1*an e'cl to. trictionall h v .l

5O of the box 17-1 andthereby increa sethe' depth engage-thefpockets'35r t t To. [adjust the, rack to iform an extension thereof, ,thes'ide and end sections of said 7 rack iare first iturne'd upright, as. shown :in.

Figl'ffi, ,to permitztheipostsfil i, to1123- l nove'd downward i nsthepo'ckets 35 and thereby erry; their. joints, 3.6 into saidqpockets.

. With flthe. post joints 13.6 fin'the pockets 35,

the upper sections of said posts 1 are rigidly thirteen-the same 'vertical' ams with the sides andlen'jds' of'the box 17, respectively,

When the -posts 134 aremove'ddownward i'nl the pockets'.35,thelowermost rack bars 32 "3.3engage.lthee pper edges pffthe be;

h 'l'd jin upright positions with. the bars .32

and, when thus stopped, saidfposts con tinue to move downward through the keeper brackets 39 on said lowermost bars, This *move'm'entfiofi the posts 34, through the keeper brackets 39 of-the lowermost bars 32 "and 33 willbarry the intermediate of said rack bars 1nto engagement with the lowermost of said bars.

Further downward movement ofthe posts 34 will move through theke'eper brackets 39' on the lower and intermediate rack bars andthereby cairythe uppermost rack-bars intogengagement with the intermediate rack bars. It will "thus be seen that the: rack bars 32 and rest the oneupon the other and on the upper edges er the sides and end ,gate N of f the a box :17 as shown in Fig, 1,vto.aff ord -.a closed extension ofsaid box-17. It'wil'l also be noted that'the partitionltl asst the-same height asthe rack bars 32 andv33.

When the sectionsoftlierackare adjusted to form a hayrack, as shown in Figs. 3, 8 and 12; theopen rear, corners :thereof are closed by means o t two-part rods 42 which detachably connect the rear ends of'the side bars-32to the adjacent ends of the en'dbars I The members out each rod42 are flexibly andrletachably connected by formingin one sectlon' of the ,rodlaneye 43 adaptedto receive a dependingffinger 44 on the other of said sections. (Each section of 7 corner rods 43*is mounted a tubularbodymember 45 formed on the under vside of a, plate 46 which in turn set into the upper face of the respective rackloar, as shown in Fig. 9. These rods '42 arefreelto move endwise in the body members 45, and to. prevent the same fronrbec'omirig detached therefrom, said 'rods have lon their ,inner ends depending vfingers 47 .which work inlongitudinal slots 48 formedinthe under .faces of said body membersand inthe rack bars.

To assist. the side posts 34 in holding the respective.r ackbars 32"again'st lateral movement whemforinilig vertical extensions of the box 17, there is provided U-shaped members 49 arranged toistraddle said rack bars and sides. o'f said box with their lower ends detachably held by keeper brackets 50 on the inner :and outer faces ofthe sides of'the wagon'box 17 a e I To change thef racksfrom 'a body extension, as shown'in Figs. 1 and-2, to la hayrack, asshownin'Figs. 3 and 8,thelpo sts 34 are lifted in their pockets, 35 until .etlieir joints 36 are out of said pockets; The upper sections of the post 34 are then swungioutward into horizontal positionsand their outer ends support'e'd' on the arms 40.; Thejointed ends; ofnppler sectionsbt-the posts 34, at

this time; are'supported in ,110tche s 38' formed'finthe upper ends of the"ribs"38. T he bars 32 land 33- a are "then moved on the posts '34 until stopped frictional'aenga g;

from their lower ends,

ment with their keeper brackets 39 which are arranged to properly equally space said extensions 51 comprising a plurality of edgewise spaced bars 52 secured-to bars 53 hinged at 5st to theuppermost raclr bars 32 and 33. These rack extensions 51 may be turned vertically upward, as shown in Fig. 12, to afford sides for the hayracln and held by any suitable means or they may be used as cover sections, as shown in Fig. 13, when stock is carried in the box.

Referring now to the construction shown in Figs. 14:, 15 and 16, the. numeral 55 indicates a door-opening in one of the sides of the box 17. This dooropening 55 is normally closed by a door 56 mounted for vertical sliding movement in channel guides 57 secured to the outer faceof the box 17,'at the vertical edges of said door-opening. The outer flanges of the guides'57 have integrally formed therewith outwardly turned side flanges 58 which are tapered upward A coal or grain chute 59 is hinged at 60 to the'lower ends of the flanges 58. By reference to Fig. 16,

it will be noted that the hinge 60 is in the form of an eccentric arranged to engage the door 56 when closed and thereby frictionally hold the chute 59 in a raised position. Side-members 61 are hinged to the longitu dinal edges of the chute 59 and the hinges thereof are sufficiently stiff to hold said members in upright positions. TVhen the chute is turned upward into an inoperative position, the sides 61 are folded flat thereagainst.

lVhat I claim is V 1. The combination with a wagon box having pockets, of a sectional rack for the box, each section of the rack including a pair of posts, each of which comprises pivotally connected upper and lower members, both members of said posts being mounted in the pockets for endwise sliding movement to carry their pivotal connections into the pockets to hold the upper post members against pivotal movement or to withdraw said pivotal connections from the pockets to permit swinging movement of the upper post members, and means for holding the upper post members in certain pivoted positions.

2. The combination with a wagon box having pockets, of a sectional rack for the box, each sectionof said rack comprising a pair of posts mounted in the pockets and having tapered edges, and bars having keeper brackets slidably connecting said bars to the posts and engageable with the tapered edges thereof to limit the sliding movement of the bars on the posts in one direction and edgewise V spacing the same predetermined distances apart.

3. The combination with a wagon box having pockets, of a rack for the box comprising side sections and an end section, each of: which comprises pivotally connected upper and lower members, both members of said posts being mounted in the pockets for endwise sliding movement to carry their pivotal connections intothe pockets to hold the upper post members against pivotal movement or to withdraw said pivotal connections from the pockets to permit swinging movement of the upper post members, means for supporting'the upper post members in outturned positions, side and end bars carried by the upper post members, and rod extensions slidably mounted in the rear ends of the side bars and in the ends of the end bars, the outer ends of the rod extensions in the 'side bars having means for detachably connecting the same to the outer ends of the rods in the end bars.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

EDYVARD R. COBB. Witnesses:

WINIFRED I. WARD, VHARRY D. KrLooRn. 

